Supporting Electoral Authorities of Mozambique to Enhance the Transparency and Credibility of the Electoral Process (SEAM) 2018-2021

UNDP has been involved in the electoral processes in Mozambique since the country’s first multiparty elections in 1994, providing technical assistance and support to both EMBs and other electoral stakeholders. Despite the recognized development of the EMBs electoral experience and technical knowledge, the country still faces several challenges in its efforts to ensure credible and transparent elections: the voter’s participation has, since 2009, been below 50%; the transmission of results system has been increasingly criticized because of the time required for the electoral authorities to release the electoral results; the disputes resolution and complaints procedures and process are not very accessible or clear to understand and for the first time, the district judges will also have to solve electoral disputes. 

The Election Management Bodies benefited from support to strengthen some of the work they have already initiated, such as improving the quality of the electoral officers’ performance across the country. Both EMBs also needed to support to continue realizing several training programmes both internally and to external entities to ensure more transparency and more efficient internal and external communications strategies. Civic Education continued to be an essential aspect of the electoral process with better impact after STAE staff are trained throughout the country to ensure civic education. On the dispute resolution aspect, the district judges were provided special training on electoral matters. 

In accordance with UNDP policies and procedures, the project is required to undergo Final Project Evaluation upon completion of implementation. These terms of reference (TOR) sets out the expectations for Final Project Evaluation of the Supporting Electoral Authorities of Mozambique to Enhance the Transparency and Credibility of the Electoral Process 2018-2021 UNDP Mozambique. Therefore, the UNDP is seeking a qualified international consultant to undertake the final evaluation of the project and all activities undertaken between 2018-2021 and prepare and present the Final Evaluation Report. 

The Final Evaluation Report will be conducted according to the guidance, rules and procedures established by UNDP as reflected in the UNDP Evaluation Guidance. The evaluation must provide evidence-based information that is credible, reliable and useful. The evaluator is expected to follow a participatory and consultative approach ensuring close engagement with national counterparts such as Election Management Bodies, Constitutional Council, Supreme Court and National Police, UNDP Country Office, project team, based in the region and key stakeholders. 

Specifically, the evaluator will perform the following tasks: 

Design the detailed scope and methodology (including the methods for data collection and analysis) for the report;

• Conduct an analysis of the outcome, outputs and partnership strategy (as per the scope of the review described above) for the report;
• Contribute to and ensure overall quality of the outputs and final report. 

S/he will perform the following tasks:

• Review documents;
• Provide contextual knowledge on Mozambique and analysis 
• Participate in the design of the review methodology;
• Data collection;
• Assessment of indicators’ baselines 
• Actively participate in conducting the analysis of the outcomes, outputs and targets (as per the scope of the evaluation described above), as agreed with the team;
• Draft related parts of the review report; and,

Assist the team leader in finalizing document through incorporating suggestions received on draft related to his/her assigned sections

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Outstanding communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to write reports, conduct consultations and interviews and to articulate ideas in a clear and concise style;
• Ability to respond positively to critical feedback and differing points of view;
• Ability to handle a large volume of work under time constraints;
• Practical experience in the region and knowledge of the development and electoral?issues in Mozambique;
• Ability to share knowledge and experience and provide helpful feedback and advice.
• Ability to adapt and manage deliverables in a changing environment and to think and act quickly, sometimes under pressure, yet remaining calm and effective;
• Be client-oriented – ability to listen all parties and to facilitate the process for mutual satisfaction and consensus;
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment and in a team;
• Proactive, flexible, resourceful and able to work independently with limited supervision, with demonstrated creative problem solving.

Education

• Advanced university degree in political science, international development or related field.

Experience

• At least 10 years of experience in the field of elections, including technical advice at senior level, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation of electoral programs;
• Sound knowledge of results-based management (especially results-oriented monitoring and evaluation);
• Previous work experience working on elections in post-conflict countries;
• Ability to manage a team and ensure quality of a team output.

Languages

• Fluency in English with excellent writing skills and good communication skills with working knowledge of Portuguese.